Find out how popular the last name Crocco is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Crocco.

Crocco, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Crocco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Crocco in America

Crocco is the 24404th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Crocco surname appeared 1,026 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Crocco.

We can also compare 2010 data for Crocco to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Crocco

The surname Crocco originates from Italy, first appearing in records from the 9th century AD. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "crocus", meaning saffron, likely referring to someone who cultivated or traded in the spice. The name was most prevalent in southern Italy, particularly in the regions of Campania and Calabria.

One of the earliest known references to the name is found in a manuscript from the Monastery of Montecassino, dated around 875 AD, which mentions a landowner named Guglielmo Crocco. Another early record is from the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of medieval documents from the Cava de' Tirreni region, which includes a reference to a nobleman named Roberto Crocco in the year 1097.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in the Angevin Register, a record of landowners and feudal lords in the Kingdom of Naples, with entries for families such as the Crocchi of Salerno and the Crocco di Roccamonfina. During this period, the name was also found in various cartularies and charters from monasteries and abbeys in southern Italy.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Niccolò Crocco, a Neapolitan jurist and legal scholar who lived from 1275 to 1345. Another notable figure was Marino Crocco, a 14th-century painter from Salerno who is known for his frescoes in the Church of San Pietro a Maiella in Naples.

In the 15th century, the name was recorded in the Registro Aragonese, a census of households in the Kingdom of Naples, with entries for families in towns such as Caserta and Benevento. During this time, variations of the name like Crocchi and Crocchia also appeared in records.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname was Giuseppe Crocco, a 19th-century Italian mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to celestial mechanics. He was born in 1827 in the town of Torremaggiore, near Foggia, and died in 1915.

Other notable individuals with the surname include:

• Antonio Crocco (1835-1920), an Italian painter and sculptor from Naples.
• Vincenzo Crocco (1856-1936), an Italian gynecologist and obstetrician who developed the Crocco's manoeuver for diagnosing fetal positions.
• Gaetano Crocco (1877-1968), an Italian aeronautical engineer and pioneer in the study of supersonic flow.
• Ettore Crocco (1931-2005), an Italian writer and journalist known for his works on Italian culture and gastronomy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Crocco

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Crocco.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Crocco was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Crocco has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Crocco was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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